Nokia 8 vs Nokia 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017	Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm	5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Black, Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits	IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI	1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
	Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Polarizing filter

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	MediaTek MT6737
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion	2650 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1038
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.48 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Dual SIM	Yes

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